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Illegal Israeli Settlers Destroy Graves in the Palestinian Islamic Ma'man Allah Cemetery in Occupied Jerusalem
Illegal Israeli settlers destroy graves at Ma'man Allah cemetery in Jerusalem
Date: 22 / 08 / 2008 Time: 10:28
Jerusalem – Ma'an –
Illegal Israeli settlers damaged 20 graves and
tombstones in Ma'man Allah cemetery just outside the Old City of
Jerusalem on Thursday.
Damage to the cemetery was concentrated in four different areas, and
reports say that the vandalism was done over the course of several days.
In a statement sent to Ma'an Al-Aqsa Foundation for the Reconstruction
of Islamic Holy Places said that they had collected information
indicating extremist settler involvement in the destruction and
desecration of the cemetery.
The Foundation is currently threatening to prosecute those responsible
for the vandalism, saying that they hold the Israeli occupation
government fully responsible for the damage to the ancient site.
The statement also said that the Israeli occupation government has so
far prevented the Al-Aqsa Foundation from fixing the disturbed graves.
The cemetery, according to the Foundation, is the oldest and largest
cemetery in the region. According to studies
a number of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, scholars and
imams from the seventh century AD are buried at the site.
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